Lifting device



June 5, 1923. 1,451, 57

F. FAHSBENDER LIFTING DEVICE Filed Nov. 14 1921 WITNESSES INVENTOR- 8yATTORNEYS Patented June 5, 1923.

LIF'IING DEVICE.

Application filed November 14, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK FAHSBENDER,

a citizen of the United States, and resi ent of Paterson, in the countyof Passaic and 5 State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedLifting Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

In connection with receptacles, it is a well appreciated fact thatconsiderable difficulty has been experienced in lifting the same, whenthey are highly heated, and are not provided with properly insulatedhandles.

A further difficulty has been experienced in that receptacles containingacids, or a similar substance, have presented diflicult-y in beingmoved, due to liability of the contents to splash the hands of theperson moving the same.

Thus my present invention aims to provide a receptacle lifter by meansof which a receptacle may readily be gripped, and sub sequently liftedand carried without an operator endangering his hands either by heat, ordue to the contents of the receptacle. 1

Still a further object of this invention is the provision of a device ofthe character stated which is extremely simple in con- 30 struc-tion,and capable of being manufactured at a nominal cost, aside from the factthat the simplicity of construction will at all times insure a positiveoperation, and reduce the danger of breakage occurring to a minimumpoint.

Still further objects of this invention will become apparent in theannexed specification taken in connection with the drawings, whichlatter illustrate one practical embodiment of the same, and in which;

Figure l is a side view of a lifting device embodying my improvedconstruction, and showing the same in use, and

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 1 it will be seen that thereference numeral 5 indicates a central main structure preferably formedwith a transverse vertical elongated openin 6, which latter permits ofthe passage of the operators fingers. A trigger 7 is rockingly securedas at 8 to the grip 5 and it will be obvious that upon the operatorgrasping the structure 5 in the manner indicated in Fi ure 1 that thetriggeror handle 7 will have its lower end I Serial No. 514,984..

swung inwardly, i. ture 5.

It will also be noted, as in Figures 1 and 2, that a rod 9 has one ofits ends rockingl attached to the upper end of the handle 7, and itsbody extends through a bore in the structure 5, end projects beyond thismember, and is readily connected to a jaw 10. Thus upon the parts beingactuated in the manner aforedescribed, it will be obvious that the jawwill be drawn towards the vertical elongated part of the structure 5which lies between the jaw 10 and opening 6; it thus being seen that thetwo parts last mentioned comprise a pair of gripping members for thearticle to be lifted. that'the part of structure 5 which lies betweenthe handle or trigger 7 and the opening 6 constitutes, with the trigger7, what may he termed a pair of handle members. It will be noted thatall four gripping and handle members extend lel, thus making the newlifting device exceedingly sturdy and comp-act.

A main structure 6 may be provided with agroove as shown to accommodatethe bead of a. receptacle to be lifted.

Thus all of the objects of this invention have been accomplished and itwill further be understood that numerous modifications of structuremight readily be resorted to without in the least departing from thescope of my claims, which are:

1. A lifting device comprising the combination of a pair of relativelymovable gripping members and a pair of relatively movable handlemembers, all four such members being substantially parallel, and anoperative connection between one member of one pair and one member ofthe other pair whereby a movement of one handle member relative to theother effects a movement of one gripping member relative to the other.

2. A lifting device comprising the combination of a pair of relativelymovable gripping members and a pair of relatively mov' able handlemembers, all four such members being substantially parallel, and anopera tive connection between one member of one pair and one member ofthe other pair whereby a movement of one handle member relative to theother effects a movement of one gripping member relative to the other,said connection including a sliding member e. towards the struc- It willalso be seen,

substantially paralit being noted that its opposite fixedly carrying onegripping member and pivotally connected to one handle member, the twoother members being bored laterally to slidingly receive said slidingmember.

3. lhe lifting device defined in claim 2, wherein the two boredmembersare parts of an O-shaped main structure.

4:. A lifting device including a central main structure comprising ablock having a transverse vertical elongated opening, a rod slidablymounted on the upper portion of said block, a jaw rigidly attached toone end of the rod on one side of the block, and a member pivotallymounted intermediate its ends on the other side of the block, saidmember being adapted to be gripped by the palm of a hand the fingers ofWhich grasp said block by Way of its opening, said member at its upperend being pivoted to the other end of said rod.

FRANK FAHSBENDER.

